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'Gigantic jet' lightning over China reaches 55 miles high

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Huge asteroid to buzz Earth in November

On November 8 and 9, the quarter-mile-wide asteroid 2005 YU55 will zoom past the Earth, coming within about 200,000 miles, a distance closer than our moon.

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Topic: Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory

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'Gigantic jet' lightning over China reaches 55 miles high

Huge asteroid to buzz Earth in November

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Focus Terrorist watch lists: Are they working as they should?

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